An unprotected collision would destroy the ship.
Shift shields: These shields protected any ship traveling in hyperspace from collisions with interstellar atoms, dust, or dark matter.Starship shields could handle massive amounts of energy or punishment, although it was possible to disable a shield by concentrating fire on a specific location.Īnakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Palpatine are trapped by ray shields aboard a Separatist cruiser.Īside from the standard defensive shields carried by most ships, there were other variants: It was common for starship deflectors to be projected a few molecules underneath the hull plating, and then extended outwards to protect hull integrity. The strength of a deflector shield was a factor depending on how close the shield was to the projector, the efficiency of the projector, the power applied, and the surface area of the shield. The use of deflector shields on starfighters and other small craft, made them capable of hypersonic speeds in planetary atmospheres. The absorbed energy was shunted into heat sinks, and re-radiated at a lesser rate by the shield and neutrino radiators. The shield itself behaved in a manner similar to that of a thermally conductive material-energy applied was quickly diffused and re-radiated back into the environment, but the shield itself could also absorb some of the energy. Some Trade Federation droids, notably the droideka, were equipped with shields making them almost invincible in infantry combat.ĭeflector shields worked in a layered defense fashion: A volumetric field effect extended out from the surface of the shield projector, attempting to reduce the coherency of any beam attacks and deflect physical objects. Others were deadly to anything upon contact.
Some shields only held back anything with a high-energy output, allowing sentients to pass through unharmed. The Gungan shields used during the Battle of Naboo blocked lasers, but droids could pass through because of their relatively slow movement in comparison to the laser bolts. Shields protect the Gungan Grand Army in the Battle of Naboo. Although designed to counter energy attacks, the energy given off by the ray shield would likely have disintegrated the Jedi duo had they attempted to pass through it. Ray shields were also used as capture devices onboard capital ships Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Supreme Chancellor Palpatine were caught in a ray shield trap onboard Invisible Hand.
Commonly, larger ships and structures were protected by both types of shield, though starfighters often only projected ray shields. The former protected against energy-based attacks, such as blaster or laser cannon fire, while the latter was developed in response to physical attacks, ranging from projectile missiles and incoming vehicles to asteroids and meteors. There were two distinct types of deflector shield: ray shields, also known as energy shields, and particle shields. " Their deflector shield is too strong." ― Ric Olié
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